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Syllabus

Text:  Holt Rinehart Winston’s

Modern Biology

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Class Policies

Orientation to biology

            What is the meaning?  Bio=life  ology=the study of

            Safety in the Laboratory

Process skills (dimensional analysis) The scientific method

Molecular Biology

Chemistry of Life- matter, interactions of matter, water & Life

Organic Molecules- Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids

Cellular Biology

            Cell Structure and Function- History of the Cell

            Cellular transport

Cell Energy- Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration-  Krebs/Fermentation

DNA and RNA

Protein Synthesis

Mitosis and Cytokinesis

Meiosis

Genetics

            Mendelian Genetics

            Chromosomes and Heredity

            Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders

Diversity of life

            Evolution

            Taxonomy

Microbiology

            Monerans- eubacteria, archeobacteria & Viruses

            Protists (Protozoa)

            Fungi

Plants

            Mosses, Liverworts, & Ferns

            Seed plants- Gymnosperms, Angiosperms

Invertebrate Zoology

            Sponges and Cnidarians

            Worms

            Arthropods

            Mullusks and Echinoderms

Vertebrate Zoology

            Fishes

            Amphibians

            Reptiles & Birds

            Mammals

Human Body

            Anatomy v/s Physiology

Ecology

            Biomes, communities, population interactions & Biosphere

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